8 Tummy-Flattening Foods to Eat This Summer

If your first thought is excitement that it's finally nice enough to hit the beach, and your second is panic that you have to don a swimsuit, we're with you. Make the process a little less painful with these bloat-beating, belly-fat-melting foods. By Holly Corbett, REDBOOK.

Chew on fennel seedsYou may have seen a bowl of fennel seeds near the exit of your favorite Indian restaurant, and that's because they've been used for thousands of years in India to beat bloat naturally. Got PMS? Ate too much at brunch? Try adding fennel seeds to your spice cabinet and grabbing a pinch of 'em whenever your stomach starts to feel like you've swallowed a beach ball.

Chew on fennel seedsYou may have seen a bowl of fennel seeds near the exit of your favorite Indian restaurant, and that's because they've been used for thousands of years in India to beat bloat naturally. Got PMS? Ate too much at brunch? Try adding fennel seeds to your spice cabinet and grabbing a pinch of 'em whenever your stomach starts to feel like you've swallowed a beach ball.